Luz Maria RivasIncumbent
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 29
Luz Maria Rivas is a Democrat. She represents California's 29th District. She was elected in November 2024. She took office on January 3, 2025. She was born in Los Angeles, in 1974. Her mother raised her alone, in Pacoima. She graduated from San Fernando High School. She has a degree in electrical engineering. It is from MIT. She later earned a master's degree. It is from Harvard, in education technology. Before politics, she was an electrical engineer at Motorola. She founded DIY Girls. This nonprofit teaches girls technology and engineering. She served on the Los Angeles Public Works Commission. Then she joined the California State Assembly. She held District 39, from 2018 to 2022. She held District 43, from 2022 to 2024. She focused on climate education. She also worked on homelessness policy. She backed school meal programs. In the 2024 election, she beat Benito Bernal, a Republican. She won about 69.8% of the vote. This won her the open CA-29 seat. In the 119th Congress, House Democrats picked her. She became Freshman Leadership Representative. She serves on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She also serves on the Congressional Progressive Caucus. She is running for a second term. The election is November 3, 2026. Born 1974. Home: Pacoima/Arleta, Los Angeles, California. Occupation: U.S. Representative. She was an electrical engineer. She also founded a nonprofit. Prior office: incumbent since January 2025, CA-29. Before that: California State Assembly, District 39, 2018 to 2022. Then District 43, 2022 to 2024.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports policies to expand economic opportunity for families; as a state legislator she was recognized by the California Labor Federation as a '100% Labor Champion.'
Source → - Health & Health Care
States commitment to protecting Social Security and Medicare and cites work on healthcare-related funding, but has no detailed platform on the ACA, Medicaid, or drug prices.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Opposes Trump administration immigration enforcement actions, supports extending Temporary Protected Status for Salvadoran migrants, supports DACA renewal processing, and supports birthright citizenship as constitutionally guaranteed.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Has a record supportive of abortion/reproductive rights, as reflected in a perfect legislative scorecard from Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California during her time in the state Assembly; no specific federal-level statement found for the current Congress.
Source → - Education & Schools
Prioritizes expanding computer science and climate change education access and previously championed universal free school meals and early childhood dual-language programs as a state legislator; no specific federal higher-education or student debt position found.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Prioritizes reducing climate change threats and has a record of climate/environmental legislative work, including extreme-heat mitigation and plastic pollution prevention; no specific federal statement found on oil/gas production or public lands.
Source → - Foreign Policy & Defense
Opposed a Republican-authored amendment to the State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill related to Middle East policy, favoring a more deliberate, bipartisan approach over what she called a partisan, poorly-drafted floor amendment; no specific veterans-policy statement found.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Opposes weakening congressional insider-trading/stock-ownership reporting requirements, framing it as a corruption and accountability issue.
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